Moscow has dismissed the latest US proposals for ending the war in Ukraine, stating that key Russian demands remain unaddressed. The rejection underscores the limited progress Donald Trump has made in fulfilling his promise to bring the conflict to a swift conclusion since taking office in January.
Sergei Ryabkov, a foreign policy adviser to Vladimir Putin, acknowledged that discussions between Russia and the US over Ukraine had stalled in recent weeks.
“We take the models and solutions proposed by the Americans very seriously, but we can’t accept it all in its current form,” Ryabkov told the Russian magazine International Affairs. He added, “All we have today is an attempt to find some kind of framework that would first allow for a ceasefire – at least as envisioned by the Americans.”
Ryabkov stressed that Russia’s primary concerns had not been addressed, stating, “As far as we can see, there is no place in them today for our main demand, namely to solve the problems related to the root causes of this conflict.”
More recently, Putin has also suggested that Ukraine requires external governance, questioning President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s legitimacy to negotiate a peace deal.
Trump, who has vowed to end the war within 24 hours, has shown increasing frustration over the lack of progress. Over the weekend, he openly expressed his dissatisfaction with Putin, saying he was “pissed off” about the Russian leader’s stance on a ceasefire. However, by Monday, he had shifted focus, criticizing Ukraine for attempting to renegotiate an economic deal with the US.
Despite multiple diplomatic efforts—including US-brokered meetings and parallel peace talks in Saudi Arabia that resulted in a short-lived 30-day energy ceasefire—both sides have continued to target each other’s energy infrastructure.
The Trump administration also tried to negotiate a ceasefire in the Black Sea, but Russia’s demand for sanctions relief was promptly rejected by European officials, further complicating diplomatic efforts.
